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Table 2 The baseline characteristics of RCTs

From: Is the traction table necessary to treat femoral fractures with intramedullary nailing? A meta-analysis

Study characteristics

Patients characteristics (Expose/control)

Author/year

Study location

Period of enrollment

Study design

Subjects

Age

Male

Fracture type

Right side

Stephen et al. [9]

Canada

1997–2000

RCT

45/42

30 ± 15/34 ± 14

26/31

Femoral shaft fractures

23/23

Xue et al. [10]

China

2009–2010

RCT

60/60

77.3/75.7

26/29

Intertrochanteric fractures

21/23

Rashid et al. [11]

Karachi

2012–2013

RCT

37/37

36 ± 16.17/ 38 ± 17.73

26/29

Femoral shaft fractures

21/20

Sahin et al. [12]

Turkey

2014–2014

RCT

30/34

76.5 ± 10.2/74.8 ± 10.5

11/18

Intertrochanteric fractures

17/21

Sonmez et al. [13]

Turkey

2011–2013

RCT

37/36

78 ± 6/78 ± 6

-

Intertrochanteric fractures

Yuan et al. [14]

China

2015–2018

RCT

17/17

43.00 ± 14.73/44.12 ± 12.77

10/9

Femoral shaft fractures

Dogan et al. [15]

Turkey

2018–2019

RCT

40/40

81.45 ± 8.21/79.95 ± 8.23

12/11

Intertrochanteric fractures

18/18